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diff --git a/doc/ssh/README.md b/doc/ssh/README.md index 09b5fbd9260..dbd9bcee935 100644 --- a/doc/ssh/README.md +++ b/doc/ssh/README.md @@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ Following [best practices](https://linux-audit.com/using-ed25519-openssh-keys-in you should always favor [ED25519](https://ed25519.cr.yp.to/) SSH keys, since they are more secure and have better performance over the other types. -They were introduced in OpenSSH 6.5, so any modern OS should include the -option to create them. If for any reason your OS or the GitLab instance you -interact with doesn't support this, you can fallback to RSA. +ED25519 SSH keys were introduced in OpenSSH 6.5, +so any modern OS should include the option to create them. +If for any reason your OS or the GitLab instance you interact with doesn't +support ED25519, you can fallback to RSA. + +NOTE: **Note:** +Omnibus does not ship with OpenSSH, so it uses the version on your GitLab server. If using +Omnibus, ensure the version of OpenSSH installed is version 6.5 or newer if you want to use ED25519 SSH keys. ### RSA SSH keys |